1940 Movies
- 1940
Wicked Witch
Wicked Witch01940HD
Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.
- 1940
Food Flash: Ration Books
Food Flash: Ration Books01940HD
Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.
- 1940
Round Figures
Round Figures01940HD
Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.
- 1940
Food Flash: Eggs, Cocoa and Cod Liver Oil
Food Flash: Eggs, Cocoa and Cod Liver Oil01940HD
Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.
- 1940
The Backyard Front
The Backyard Front01940HD
Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.
- 1940
Food Flash: Canteens and Rats
Food Flash: Canteens and Rats01940HD
Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.
- 1940
Leopard Men of Africa
Leopard Men of Africa01940HD
Dr. Paul Hoefler, a prominent explorer, organizes an exhibition to track down a secret cannibalistic society in Africa known as the "Leopard Men."
- 1940
Kintaro's Physical Education Diary
Kintaro's Physical Education Diary01940HD
A young man in a leotard leads a group of animals in a sumo wrestling match. The bear is the final victor of all the animals, but then loses when he m...
- 1940
Nyannyan-myao hoi
Nyannyan-myao hoi01940HD
- 1940
Story of an Air Communique
Story of an Air Communique01940HD
Part of BFI collection "If War Should Come."
- 1940
De Lénine à Hitler
De Lénine à Hitler01940HD
- 1940
Your Town: A Story of America
Your Town: A Story of America01940HD
This absurdly pro-business film tells the story of a young man who learns a lesson about capitalism and how his town is dependent upon its factories f...
- 1940
Radio and Television
Radio and Television01940HD
Vocational guidance film showing the radio industry as it existed in 1940, along with potential occupations at every level. Introduces the new industr...
- 1940
Preventing the Spread of Disease
Preventing the Spread of Disease01940HD
Health film using unusual imagery and metaphors to impart lessons in hygiene.
- 1940
Panama-Pacific International Exhibition
Panama-Pacific International Exhibition01940HD
A nostalgic, slightly syrupy tour through the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exhibition in San Francisco by way of archive footage and a chuckling...
- 1940
Automotive Service
Automotive Service01940HD
Impressions of the different jobs in automotive service and suggestions on training leading to entrance and to advancement in the trade.
- 1940
Ways of the War Hawk
Ways of the War Hawk01940HD
A training documentary describing basic flight information for pilots of the Curtiss-Wright P-40 Warhawk pursuit aircraft.
- 1940
Children of Japan
Children of Japan01940HD
Shows home, work and school activities of a middleclass Japanese family.
- 1940
Peter will an die Landi
Peter will an die Landi01940HD
“Peter will an die Landi” (1940) humorously broaches the issue of failing: Without success Peter is trying to reach an exhibition in Zurich by differe...
- 1940
Transfer of Skill
Transfer of Skill01940HD
Short World War II documentary showing examples of how skilled craftsmen of peacetime apply their skills to essential wartime production.